Summary of the regular commands for Cisco switches

1. Set host name/system name on iOS based switch:

Switch (config) # hostname hostname

To set the hostname/system name on a CLI-based switch:

Switch (enable) set system name name-string

2. Set the login password on the iOS based switch:

Switch (config) # Enable password Level 1 password

To set the logon password on a CLI-based switch:

Switch (enable) Set password

Switch (enable) Set Enalbepass

3. Set up remote access on iOS-based switches:

Switch (config) # interface VLAN 1

Switch (config-if) # IP address ip-address netmask

Switch (config-if) # IP Default-gateway ip-address

To set up remote access on a CLI-based switch:

Switch (enable) set interface sc0 ip-address netmask broadcast-address

Switch (enable) set interface Sc0 VLAN

Switch (enable) Set IP route default gateway

4. Enable and browse CDP information on iOS-based switches:

Switch (CONFIG-IF) # CDP Enable

Switch (CONFIG-IF) # no CDP enable

To view CDP notification information for Cisco neighboring devices:

switch# Show CDP interface [type Modle/port]

switch# Show CDP neighbors [type module/port] [detail]

To enable and browse CDP information on a CLI-based switch:

Switch (enable) set CDP {enable|disable} module/port

To view CDP notification information for Cisco neighboring devices:

Switch (enable) show CDP Neighbors[module/port] [Vlan|duplex|capabilities|detail]

5. Port description for iOS based switches:

Switch (config-if) # description description-string

Port description of the CLI-based switch:

Switch (enable) set port name Module/number description-string

6. Set the port speed on the iOS based switch:

Switch (config-if) # Speed{10|100|auto}

To set the port speed on a CLI-based switch:

Switch (enable) set port speed Moudle/number {10|100|auto}

Switch (enable) set port speed Moudle/number {4|16|auto}

7. Set up the Ethernet link mode on the iOS based switch:

Switch (config-if) # Duplex {Auto|full|half}

To set the link mode for Ethernet on a CLI-based switch:

Switch (enable) set port duplex module/number {Full|half}

8. Configure a static VLAN on an iOS-based switch:

switch# VLAN Database

Switch (VLAN) # VLAN Vlan-num name VLA

Switch (VLAN) # exit

switch# Configure Teriminal

Switch (config) # interface interface Module/number

Switch (config-if) # switchport mode access

Switch (config-if) # switchport access VLAN Vlan-num

Switch (config-if) # End

To configure a static VLAN on a CLI-based switch:

Switch (enable) set VLAN Vlan-num [name name]

Switch (enable) Set VLAN Vlan-num mod-num/port-list